Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10

: There was a rumor that marriage wa.
, to be b ad Tuesday eve. The Colby Cor
, net band was on hand to serenade the
happy pair ut the Colby House, but they
were told that there was no marriage. 50
the boys said we will serenade them be-
cause they aint married. and they did in
fine shape. \ marriage is expected week
ly, and if it don't come the band plays
anyway.
The Price raid claimants are asking too
much, and it is very doubtful if they get
anything while they continue to ask ev-
erything. Of the 500, 900 asked. nearly
or quite half the amount is for interest
not merely simple but compound. IthaS
not been the habit of governments to pay
either The Price raid claimants. instead
of wanting the earth, would do better to
be satisfied with a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
piOn.
The CAT acknowledges the receipt of
Pearman's map of northwestern Kansas.
with the compliments of the author. 1t
embraces the counties of Decatur, Raw
Inns, Cheyenne, Sherman. Thomas, Sheri-
dan, and range % west of Norton and
Graham counties 1t has the B. & NJ to
Oberlin, and the Oakley. Colby s. North
western to Colby. On the margin is a
correct abstract of the U. s. land laws.
1t is model map. and it can be had by
sending IS cents to j. w. Pearman Ober
lin, Kas.
j. E. Doom, manager of the branch of
flee of the Oberlin Loan and Trust COM
pany at Colby, arrived yesterday. Mr..
J. E. Doom is very favOrably known to
the people in Thomas county, and we are
! glad to note that now he will be per
manent fixture at Colby. and represent
one of the strongest and squarest loan
companies in the west. Mr. Doom will
have his Office with Frank Pingree. Op-
posite CAT Office Mr. j. E. Doom is
very courteous and affable gentleman.
We bespeak for him good share of the
patronage in Thomas county, and recon-
forward deal. He has home capital and
money paid here.
A crank, who pretends to be preach
/ er, has been holding forth at Coronado
for few days. Last night. after he had
quoted from various prophecies concern
ing the destruction of the earth, and made
great showing of figures, he made the
following statement: There is not the
least shadow of doubt but that the earth
will be destroyed on the seventh day of
next month" Whereupon an enthusiast
ic nearer yelled out: amen. anything to
beat Leoti. and by Cd that scoops her"
'-[Leoti Lance.
The memorial from the electors of ST.
John county to Governor Martin, re-
questing the appointment of q census
taker, and praying for the organization
of The county. has been forwarded to the |
executive department at the capitol bear
ing the signature of four hundred and |
legal voters. Mr.. Warren Mcdaniel. of
Monument. is recommended for the ap-
pOintment as enumeration. We expect to
hear the result of the initiatory steps in
few days.-(Ennis City Courier.
An attachment was issued against a
Mr.. Waterman's store goods at Sherman
Center. and deputy left to guard them.
and by neglect we are told let the goods
disappear. So Dayton Il Streeter, of
Eustis. went over to Sherman Center and
took above deputy over to Eustis. and
then to VOltaire. where he had a sort OF,
trial. He was released, at any rate, some
saying on account of defective papers.
others owing to want of authority of JUS
tice, All law seems to be wanting out
there.
A Central Branch railroad man de-
scribes sleeper as follows: A sleeper is
one who sleeps. A sleeper is that in
which sleeper sleeps. A sleeper is that
on which the sleeper which carries the
sleeper on which the sleeper runs. There
fore. while the sleeper sleeps in the sleep
er, the sleeper carries the sleeper over
the sleeper under the sleeper, until the
xuI srt no c1o |
of the sleeper and wakes the sleeper in
the sleeper by striking the sleeper under
the sleeper, and there is no longer any
sleeper sleeping in the sleeper on the
sleeper,
Frederick Hoffstead was arraigned be-
fore Justice Adams Saturday cve., on q !
charge of assault and battery upon one
Albert Cole. w. s. WillcoxOn appeared j
on the part of the state and M. d. Les
senger on the part of the defendant. The
evidence was that Hofstead claimed to
be on terms of intimacy with Cole wife
Cole called Halstead liar,
and sundry names, and HOfstead in I
stantly layed out Cole and gave him a
terrible f1Ogging. Justice Adams found =
Halstead guilty, and fined him $40, upon
the payment of which and costs the pris-
oner was discharged and ordered to 60
hence and do so no more forever. 4
Another Railroad For-colby.
News has been received from the east I
that branch road of the Union Pacific
system is being built, and already COM I
pleted as far as Sutton, Neb., where the {
right of way across the B. & NJ has been
secured and the iron laid 1t is to run in
q southwesterly direction to Alma on the t
river From Alma it is to be '
built to Orleans, which town has voted e
k15, 900 bonds for its aid. 1t is not def